Tariffs, trade, immigration loom large over Modi-Trump meeting

A woman carries Indian and U.S. flags as supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi gather near the White House on February 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington on Wednesday evening (early Thursday Indian time, February 13, 2025) for bilateral talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, presumably with the … Read more

Finance Minister, Opposition lock horns over allocation to States

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on February 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Opposition members in Rajya Sabha, belonging to the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, walked out while Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was responding to the debate on the general Budget. … Read more

PM Modi being the fourth world leader to be invited by President Trump is ‘significant’ development: Shashi Tharoor

MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “significant development” for the country. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress leader and Lok Sabha member from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on Thursday (February 13, 2025) said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

Supreme Court cancels bail granted to an accused in ED case

Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 13, 2025) cancelled the bail granted to an accused in a sand mining case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate and directed him to surrender before the special court concerned within one week. Kanhaiya Prasad was arrested on September … Read more

Coastal, earthquake-prone regions should protect telecom assets from disasters, says Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) recommended in a report and policy brief issued this week that coastal States like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat must take steps to protect their telecom assets from natural disasters. The CDRI is a multilateral organisation based in New Delhi that … Read more

Police ask worshippers to vacate mosque premises ahead of Shab-e-Barat, say caretakers of Srinagar’s Jama Masjid

A file image of the Jama Masjid mosque in Srinagar | Photo Credit: The Hindu The authorities on Thursday (February 13, 2025) closed Srinagar’s central mosque, Jama Masjid, in a bid to disallow nightlong prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Baraat, where Muslims hold special congregational prayers. Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was also allegedly … Read more

Centre notifies appointments of 13 judges across 9 High Courts

Two additional judges of the Madras High Court and three additional judges of the Telangana High Court were confirmed as permamnet judges of their respective courts. | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K The Law Ministry on Thursday (February 13, 2025) notified the appointment of 13 judges across 9 High Courts. Six advocates and two judicial officers … Read more

JPC Waqf report: AIMPLB to explore legal options

AIMPLB Vice President Obaidullah Khan Azmi with President Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, General Secretary Maulana Abdur Rahim Mujaddadi, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani and Vice President Malik Motasim Khan addresses a press conference on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The All India Muslim Personal Law Board will … Read more